Chapter 24 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached. The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion: "You and I have got to have a talk. Plain talk." Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
Chapter 24 of Prince Charlie is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:”
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:”
supported by evidence
From this reading “Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:”
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading “The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.”
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In this reading “The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:”
In this reading “Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You and I have got to have a talk.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
someone who is a detective
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
supported by evidence
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You and I have got to have a talk.
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You and I have got to have a talk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You and I have got to have a talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Plain talk."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
an instance of visual perception
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You and I have got to have a talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You and I have got to have a talk.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Dick's anxiety was evidenced in the tone of his voice as he said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading RESTORED SIGHT Dick led the way; Masters followed; the cabin was reached.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moment they had entered, the author put his back against the door; spoke with a gravity which alarmed his companion:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You and I have got to have a talk.
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